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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-19W Application Hartford Audubon Society 02/24/2010 WED 15:25 FAX 210 349 2464 ERCC OFFICE f 002/003 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR, Fee $)(,0.00 MINIMAL WACT INLAND WETLANDS, WATERCOURSES AND CONSERVATION APPLICATJON RECEIVE© Application # - Date Received Action and Date L010 MAR 1 INSTRUCTIONS SOUTH WINDSOR PLANNING OEP?. 1. One application (1) with map and plans (1 copy) shall be submitted together with the fee set forth in the Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations,Town of South Windsor. (See Regulations, Section VII-X) 2. The South Windsor Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations should be reviewed with. respect to the--standards and criteria- for application Evaluation. (See Regulations, Sections V11-X) 3. ..The applicant understands that this application is to be considered complete only when,all information and documents required by the Agency have been submitted. The applicant shall also complete.the state ding form. . 'A,_Applicant's Name: H ck r4or d Au&k6 `n Soc►e+ Inc. Address:- P©. BQx. a ao- W Phone: (home) (work) (fax) B: Legal owner's name: Address S a.m Phone (home) „5-aL Lt►e (work) - (fax) (List additional owners, addresses, and phone numbers on back of application) .C.,If the. applicant.is not the owner of the subject property; a letter by the owners) authorizing- the proposed regulated activity set forth in. the application must accompany this form and will be part of the application. 13.:The_ geographical location of the property which is to be affected by the proposed regulated activities including a description of the land in sufficient detail to allow identification of the property on the Inland Wetland and Watercourse Map. Street Address # L gl3s; dain S+re.ef Assessor's Map # 5A Parcel# ? Zone F P E. Purpose and .description of all proposed regulated activity(s) including amount of disturbance in square feet and types of fill and the time element involved: Af�-ache i 02/24/2010 WED 15:25 FAX 210 349 2464 ERCC OFFICE C 003/003 F. identify all other permits or approvals that have been issued, applied for, or required with respect to the proposed activity set forth in this application. (These may include but not be limited to, local Planning & Zoning, Zoning Board of Appeals, D.E.P., F.E.M.A., D.Q.T., The Army Corps of Engineers, and any other -State, Local or Federal Permits.) n Q- o• p,.r o f f m i fs Qa p l'-Cd for a+ IS trlt��, [1"OAiii perj";i inlay.he_ titc�K'rY� The undersigned hereby applies for the regulated activies listed-in paragraph F above, for a-Minor Impact Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation permit for the property described herein and confirms that: :1. She/he is familiar-with the currently effective Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Regulations of the Town of South Windsor. ...2, .She/he understands that at any time during the review period, the' Agency may req tare the -applicant. to provide more information about the wetlands, and/or watercourses in question and/or any proposed activity. 3. All information submitted'in.the application.for review shall be--considered factual, or in the case of anticipated activity, binding. A knowing failure of the applicant or any of her/his agents to.provide correct information, or performance exceeding the levels of activity ailticipatecl, shall be sufficient grounds for revocation of any permit under these regulations.- 4. By making this application, the applicant gives permission to-the Inlarid Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Commission members and/or its representative to enter the portions of the premises which are. subject of the application for the purpose of inspection and investigation and otherwise evaluating the merits of the application both before and after a final decision has been issued. . 5. Upon approval by the authorized Agent the applicant shall cause notice of the decision to be.published in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the Town where the*activity occurs. The notice must be published within-ten-(10) days of the decision. 6. Appeals of this..decision may be brought.to.the Agency within fifteen (15)-days after the publication date of the notice. s is r-�Fard A-J+ ditA0 OL S e;, Signatu e of Qwner of roperty Soe)ef1 ' rt►�;_ _—e�9 00-01 Signature of jKppiicant Date �d/!) 2 PERMITS/INSP PAYMENT RECPT#: 20404449 TOWN OF SOUTH WINDSOR 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE SOUTH WINDSOR CT 06074 DATE: 03/22/10 TIME: 14:53 CLERK: donnamtho DEPT: CUSTOMER#: 0 PARCEL: CHG: DEP DEP FEE 110.00 AMOUNT PAID: 110.00 PAID BY: HARTFORD AUDUBON PAYMENT METH: CHECK 1274 REFERENCE: A AMT TENDERED: 110.00 AMT APPLIED: 110.00 CHANGE: .00 Town of South Windsor Inland Wetland Application Supplemental Information March 4, 2010 A. Applicant Name Hartford Audubon Society,Inc. (HAS) Address: P.O.Box 270207 West Hartford, CT 06127-0207 Phone: (860)282-2473 B. Legal Owner's Name:Same as above Address: Same as above Phone: Same as above C. The applicant is also the owner D. Geographical location of the property: The property is located at the Terminus of an unimproved section of Newberry Road that extends westward from Main Street in South Windsor(Depicted in Figure 1) Street Address: L238 Main Street Assessor Map No. ` 58 Parcel: 1 Zone: FP ho://www.prophecyone.us/fieldcard.php?property id=1597884 The platform will be constructed at a location adjacent to the roads terminus (Figure 2). The coordinates of the proposed platform are as follows: 410 49' 53.36"N and 720 37' 27.25"W The location of the proposed platform is depicted in Figure 3. E. Purpose and Description of All Proposed Regulated Activity Purpose The purpose of this application for a minor activity is to authorize the construction in- place of a wildlife viewing platform at the above referenced parcel. This parcel of land is often referred to as the Hartford Audubon Society's Station 43 Sanctuary (The name Station 43 was derived from the number of the former trolley stop at Main and Newberry in South Windsor). This platform will afford members of the Hartford Audubon Society with a place from which to either sit or stand while viewing avifauna and other wildlife across the adjacent wetland that makes up a majority of the parcel. Description of All Proposed Regulated Activity In order to construct this platform, the HAS will hire a building contractor to construct the platform on site. The platform will be constructed according to plans and specifications provided in the attached plan sheet entitled "Hartford Audubon Society Station 43 Viewing Platform Structural Plans, Sections and Details" Prepared by the Maguire Group, Inc. 9/22/06. The platform will occupy approximately 287 sq. ft. of upland review area. The area of the platform will not be filled but will overlie the ground below within the upland review area that is applicable to the edge of the wetland system on the property. The wetland edge is approximately coincident with the toe of slope at the wetland edge. Fill within the upland review area is limited to four 12"diameter cast in place concrete piers. Project Schedule and Sequence Construction of the platform is anticipated to start in late summer, after the breeding season of sensitive species of conservation concern have completed nesting and seasonal use of the site (Refer to Figure 4). Construction is anticipated to take 3-5 weeks and progress in stages. The first stage is to install the concrete piers by excavating the pier holes to the project depth specified on the plan. Once excavated, Sonist tube forms will be set in place and the concrete poured into the forms. The concrete will be allowed to set before construction can resume. Once the concrete is cured, the observation deck floor will be constructed. Following construction of the floor, the sides of the platform will be constructed and erected. The final stage of the construction will be the construction of the staircase. Removal of some vegetation from the vicinity of the wetland edge is requested in order to increase the viewing opportunities from the platform. This can be done by selectively topping/pruning the existing woody vegetation to create and expand viewing corridors through the vegetated wetland edge. By lopping and pruning the existing woody vegetation, the hydric soils will not be disturbed and the banks will remain vegetated. Lopped and pruned branches can be neatly stacked on site to create brush piles for wildlife cover or removed from site if the commission so desires. Characteristic Vegetation of the Wetland edge Since the platform will not be constructed within the wetland, wetland vegetation will not be cleared from the site. Disturbance to the wetland community would be limited to selective pruning of existing woody vegetation if the commission so allows this activity as requested by HAS in the paragraph above. The majority of the vegetation that we request to prune or top include primarily patches of dogwood (Cornus sp.) and alder (Alnus rugosa) in the shrub layer and willow (Salix sp.) and American Elm (Ulmus americana) in the tree layer. Trees can be left in place but"elevated"by pruning some of the bottom branches that may be impeding views of the marsh, or cut at strategic viewing points. An herbaceous vegetation layer is interspersed within the woody vegetation dominated by of one or more of the following species: Tussock Sedge (Carex stricta), Cattail (Typha latifolia), Willow-herb (Epilobium sp.), jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and various gramminoids. Additional information about the Hartford Audubon Society's Station 43 sanctuary and the sensitive avifauna of conservation concern it protects can be found here: http://ct.audubon.orWlBA Station43MS.htm1 Alternatives Considered Options for alternative locations of the platform are limited due to the limited amount of upland soils actually occurring on our property. Any other location would require constructing all or portions of the platform within the wetland, acquiring conservation easements from adjacent property owners for use of their land, acquiring zoning variances or a combination thereof. All other alternative locations would have similar or greater potential temporary impact to the site's natural resources and sensitive environmental receptors. ^ n t) P � A •, �1: I�c„��' e aa�e•Ky r �' .A'+fr � J A �Y+s',� r ,J� r ,,"y; ;! y ',►r..-•�ha { I� dam, `�' � •,t " r �GovBfnory hK'r r. 5:��, .•''I' 4�r�E+�'e�xcrr r:. 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Least Bittern (CT - Threatened) and American Bittern (CT - Endangered) occurrence reported from Station 43 in South Windsor, CT (frequency of sightings reported annually). Source: eBird: o , To� O-P Soa� ?dlizd� 1540 SULLIVAN AVENUE • SOUTH WINDSOR, CT 06074 f�OSox•ca TELEPHONE (860) 644-2511 CERTIFIED MAIL March 29,2010 Fred Nowak—President Hartford Audubon Society P.O. Box 270207 West Hartford, CT 06127-0207 RE: Appl. #10-19W, Hartford Audubon Society minimal impact application,Newberry Road, FP- Flood Plain Zone Dear Mr.Nowak:'. The Inland Wetlands Agency/Conservation Commission, through staff has approved minimum impact application#10-19W—Hartford Audubon Society Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission minimal impact application for the construction of a viewing platform within the upland review area(Assessor's Map#58,parcel#1. This approval is subject to the following conditions: 1. The application shall indemnify and hold harmless the Town of South Windsor against any liability, which might result from the proposed operation or use. 2. The permit is valid for five years and shall expire on March 29, 2015. It is the landowner(s)/applicant(s) responsibility to track expiration dates and notify the Commission of a renewal request at least 65 days prior to expiration: 3. Erosion controls(hay bales)must be installed between the structure and the wetland area. 4. All additional approvals required must be obtained and submitted prior to any activity on the site. 5. The applicant shall cause notice of the decision to be published in a daily newspaper having a general circulation in the Town. The notice must be published within ten(10) days of the receipt of the decision. The applicant must notify the Planning office of the date of publication and fax or mail a copy of the published legal notice. Appeal of this decision may be brought to the Agency within fifteen(15)days after the publication date of the notice. Very truly yours Jereyyy Fo er, Environmental Planner J e INLAND WETLANDS AGENCY/ CONSERVATION COMMISSION cc: Inland Wetland/Conservation Commission Director of Planning Chief Building Official